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Give To Kenyon Navigation close COVID-19 Response March 24, 2020 Kenyon is suspending its residential program and transitioning to remote instruction. Read more about Kenyon's response to COVID-19 . Department of Biology Home – Academics – Departments & Programs – Biology Previous Next Student Spotlight Probing Podcast Biology major Sarah Jean McPeek '19 explores the breadth and depth of scientific research at Kenyon in a new series. Read more about Sarah's podcast. Science & Technology Scientific Pioneer Lydia Villa-Komaroff kicked off Latinx Heritage Month at Kenyon by discussing her journey as a Mexican-American woman in science. More about Lydia's speech. Student Spotlight Shaping Scientists Wyatt Cole ’19 is the seventh Kenyon student in 12 years to be honored with a Pfizer Society of Toxicology travel award. Read more about Wyatt. Student Spotlight Lab Leader Pre-med biology major David Anderson '19 builds upon his Kenyon lab experience with summer research. Read more about David. Faculty Spotlight Planet Crusader Professor Siobhan Fennessy has participated in a three-year U.N.-sponsored study to assess the global environment. Read more about Professor Fennessy's role in the study. Collaborations Dimensions of Biodiversity Kenyon will play a critical role in an NSF study to better understand and describe the role and scope of life on Earth. Read more about Kenyon's role in the study. Student Spotlight Greenhouse Guru A biology major's summer research investigates the complex ways that plants use water to ensure their health. Read more about Sam. Student Research Insect Investigators Three biology students spent the summer examining mosquitoes to gain insight into how to eradicate the tiny insects. Read more about summer science. Research Focus STEM Success The National Science Foundation awards Kenyon nearly $1 million to study high-impact practices for STEM students. Read more about the STEM grant. Research Focus Tell-tale Plants Professor Drew Kerkhoff wins a National Science Foundation grant to study climate change's impact on plant life. Read more about the NSF grant. Student Research Moss Possibilities Plant biology student Maria Sorkin ’16 won an international fellowship for her research on moss evolution. Read more about Maria's research. Additional Navigation Faculty Academic Program and Requirements Research Resources for Students Biology Seminar Series After Kenyon Contact Information Department of Biology Higley Hall Kenyon College Gambier, OH 43022 740-427-5383 Tammy Konkler Administrative Assistant konkler1@kenyon.edu Tales from Kenyon Biology Explore the intellectual and cultural life of Kenyon biology through the department's blog, "Higley Headlines." From health care to the environment to agriculture, new research in biology affects our lives on a daily basis, making this dynamic field a good fit for the serious science student as well as the non-major with a broad interest in the natural world. Biology students at Kenyon learn to make connections between life processes in both the classroom and the laboratory. In fact, beginning in the first year of study, biology students are engaged in lab and research projects of consequence that are unparalleled in most undergraduate biology programs. At Kenyon, the biology department integrates the research of faculty members into the curriculum and gives advanced students access to the latest discoveries in molecular genetics and ecosystem ecology. Majors are encouraged to co-author scientific papers, serve as teaching proctors, and conduct independent research. 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